Title: Unit 2 Glossary
Course: ELT 260 Introduction to Hydropower > Section: ELT 260 Introduction to Hydropower

Unit 2 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Alternating current (AC) | electric current that reverses direction many times per second.
Bureau of Reclamation | an agency that manages, develops, and protects water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the american public.
Dam | a barrier that impounds water or underground streams, generally having a primary purpose of retaining water.
Direct current (DC) | electric current which flows in one direction.
Electricity | a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), the supply of electric current to a house or other building for heating, lighting, or powering ap ...
Federal Power Commission | created in 1935 as an independent regulatory agency with five members nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate with the purpose of regulating both hydropower and interstate electrici ...
Federal Water Power Act | legislature developed with the purpose of more effectively coordinating the development of hydroelectric projects in the United States.
Grand Coulee Dam | the largest hydroelectric dam in the United States.
Hoover Dam | the first important hydroelectric power plant opened in the U. S. in 1936.
Power plant | an installation where electrical power is generated for distribution, an engine or other apparatus that provides power, (also called power station or power house).
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | an agency developed to introduce hydroelectric power plants to the South's troubled Tennessee River Valley responsible for building dams, managing flood control and soil conservation programs.
Three Gorges Dam | built in China in 2008 and is the largest power plant ever.
Water wheel | (empty)